Frank Carlson Library

"The endearingly mischievous matchmaking grandparents Anna and Felty Helmuth have helped generations of their Wisconsin community - including many of their own grandchildren - find love over the course of USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Beckstrand's beloved Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series. Now, in this heartwarming prequel set in 1952, Anna and Felty's own love story takes center stage as the young couple spends their first uncertain...

Caught between two worlds, Caleb Stoltz is bound by a deathbed promise to raise his orphaned niece and nephew in Middle Grove, where life revolves around family, farm, faith - and long-held suspicions about outsiders. When disaster strikes, Caleb is thrust into an urban environment of high-tech medicine and the relentless rush of modern life. Dr. Reese Powell is poised to join the medical dynasty of her wealthy, successful parents. Bold, assertive,...

Focuses on the homes, work, and schooling of a Pennsylvania Dutch community to depict the Amish way of life.

"When Anke Bachman agrees to care for her Englisch nephew despite disapproval from her community, moving in to a derelict old house is her only option. With newcomer Josiah Mast's help, she might just be able to make the place livable. But Josiah's past has him wary of any hint of scandal. As their feelings blossom, can Josiah and Anke find acceptance in the community...and a future together? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness...

"She could never marry for love. But what about for a family? Still grieving her beloved fiancé's death, Katie Mast is not interested in finding a new husband--even if the matchmaker believes widower Micah Bontrager and his three children are perfect for her. But Katie's compassion knows no bounds and she agrees to nanny the little ones. Could this arrangement lead to a life--and love--she thought could never exist again?"--Back cover.

They have almost everything in common...except the thing that could keep them apart. Much to her Amish mother's exasperation, Bay Stutzman isn't looking for a husband. That is, until a buggy accident on a stormy night leads to meeting handsome greenhouse owner David Jansen - who might just be Bay's perfect match. The only problem? David is a Mennonite. Now Bay is torn between her life among the Amish...and the man she can't envision a life without....

"Can love bloom twice in a lifetime...in this novel by New York Times bestselling author Lenora Worth. Working together in her Amish garden, will grow more than just flowers... After losing her first love, Amish garden nursery owner Rebecca Eicher thought she'd shuttered her heart forever. But when Englisch stranger Jeb Martin asks for work, there's an instantaneous connection--almost like Rebecca knows him. But Jeb has a past he's been hiding. And...

"When Anke Bachman agrees to care for her Englisch nephew despite disapproval from her community, moving in to a derelict old house is her only option. With newcomer Josiah Mast's help, she might just be able to make the place livable. But Josiah's past has him wary of any hint of scandal. As their feelings blossom, can Josiah and Anke find acceptance in the community...and a future together? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness...